Ryan Braun's thumb bothered by nerve issue

Summary of 3 articles · Updated Apr 6, 2014

Braun was bothered by the same thumb in the early months of last season, when he batted .298 with nine home runs and 38 games. Ryan Braun was back in the Milwaukee Brewers' starting lineup Sunday, one day after the slumping slugger sat due to an injured r… (more)ight thumb. "The challenging thing is when I can't take a normal swing," Braun said. Braun had the same problem last season before he got popped with a season-ending PED suspension in the Biogenesis case. Like I said, I'm optimistic we'll figure something out to make it better, but when it gets to a point I can't come close to taking a normal swing, it's counterproductive to the team and to me to continue to play."